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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

Pte. Wilfred John Gilbert .     British Army 2nd Btn. Somerset Light Infantry (d.21st July 1941)

Private Gilbert was 24 and is buried in the Seville British Cemetery in Spain. Ā Ā




2/Eng. William John Gilbert .     Merchant Navy SS Harperley (d.4th May 1943)

The SS Harperley was torpedoed 500 miles south of Cape Farewell by U264 on 4th May 1943. I am looking for photographs and information about the Harperley. My uncle Jack Gilbert, 2nd Engineer, was one of those lost with the ship.




Sgt D H Gilbert. .     RAF 77 sqd.




CA Gilbertson .     British Army

CA Gilbertson served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




PO. Charles Scorer Gilbertson .     Royal Navy HV Medway Queen   from North Shields

My dad, Charles Gilbertson, served on shore mine sweeepers, most of the war on board HV Medway Queen, both prior to the war when she was a passenger paddle stream running down the Thames and then during the war. She was decorated for her efforts during Dunkirk, she is being refurbished in Chatham and I visited recently.

He also served in South Africa at Assagi and Europa. If any one has any stories relating to these ships I would love to hear them. He died in 1985




Pte. Fred Gilbey .     British Army Army Air Corps

In this photograph, sent in by Malcolm Bowsher in which his father also appears on the middle row far right.  My father is on the same row on the far left.

My father, Private Fred Gilbey, Army Air Corps, was help as a POW at Stalag 8b (Certificate of Service shows) between July 43 and May 45. I know little else other than from our conversions I believe he was taken POW whilst serving in Sicily. I would appreciate any confirmation or details around this and experiences from anyone who knew my father.




Fred Gilbey .     British Army Army Air Corps

My father, 4615208 Private Fred Gilbey Amy Air Corps, was at Stalag 8b from July 1943 to May 1945 (approx). Anybody know him?




Pte. Luke Gilbey .     British Army 1st Btn. Queens Own Cameron Highlanders   from Gateshead, Co. Durham

My late father, Luke Gilbey had a shrapnel wound on his leg. The wound was through to the back of his leg. This caused a break in his bone too and he spent some time in hospital with his leg in plaster. He was very proud to say he met Vera Lynn when she was visiting the soldiers in hospital, and she signed his plaster cast.

I have all my fathers medals, and I am very proud he served in the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders in Burma. We lost my father in 1974.




Steward George Gilbody .     Naval Auxiliary Personnel HMS Forfar (d.2nd Dec 1940)




Sgt Bridget Gilbourne .     Women's Auxiliary Air Force   from Kilmeedy

(d.14th June 1946)

Bridget Gilbourne was the Daughter of Thomas and Ellen O'Donnell Gilbourne, of Kilmeedy.

She was 36 when she died and is buried in the Castletown Conyers Old Graveyard, Co. Limerick, Ireland.




John E. C. Gilby .     British Army

John Gilby served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




RE Gilby .     British Army Royal Warwickshire Regiment

RE Gilby served with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Wing Commander Gilchrist .     RAF 59 Squadron




Sea. Ian Macaulay Gilchrist .     Royal Navy HMS Pembroke   from Edinburgh

Ian Gilchrist served on HMS Pembroke as a radar operator.




Fireman James Bede Gilchrist .     Merchant Navy S S Effna   from Jarrow upon Tyne

(d.28th Feb 1941)

James Gilchrist was on the S.S. Effna when it was sunk off the south coast of Iceland.It was attacked and sunk by U 108 on the 28th of February 1941 with the loss of The Master and 33 crew members of which James Gilchrist was one. The crew are commemorated at the Tower Hill Memorial in London.




J Gilcrest .     British Army Lancashire Fusiliers

J Gilcrest served with the Lancashire Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Agnes Gilcrist .     Women's Land Army   from Manchester

My mother, Agnes Gilcrist, was in the WLA on the Isle of Wight during WWII.




Bernard Joseph Gildea .     British Army 6th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.21st March 1943)




RE Gilden .     British Army Coldstream Guards

RE Gilden served with the Coldstream Guards British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




A Giles .     British Army Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

A Giles served with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Sgt. Bernard Robert Giles .     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 620 Squadron   from Catford, London

(d.6th Sep 1943)

Sergeant (Air Gunner) Bernard Giles was the Son of Charles Bernard and Alice Giles, husband of Margery Lillian Rose Giles of Catford, London. He was 31 years old when he died and is buried in the Altdorf Protestant Cemetery in Germany.




CF Giles .     British Army

CF Giles served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




FC Giles .     British Army

FC Giles served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Sgt. Frederick Harold "Farmer" Giles .     British Army 6th Btn. Grenadier Guards   from Pontesbury, Salop

Frederick Giles served with the Grenadier Guards in WW2. His elder brother Jack, I believe, served in the Shropshire Regiment and they met up sometime during the war (an unusual occurrence.) He never talked much about the war but one thing he always mentioned was the Americans spoiling his Christmas in 1944 with the Ardennes offensive.

Post war, Fred became a Colour Sergeant Major and was posted to various barracks: Chelsea, Windsor and Guards Depot Caterham. While at Caterham he was promoted to D/Sgt. He then spent some time abroard in Germany (BAOR). Promotion to Regimental Sergeant Major followed and postings to RMA Sandhurst (Victory College), School of Infantry Warminster, and finally HQ Eastern Command in Hounslow Barracks from where dad retired in 1964 to South Wales.




Geoffrey Giles .     Royal Navy HMS Argus   from Leeds

I am proud of my dad, Geoff Giles, a Yorkshireman who passed away in Bridlington in 2001. He served during WW2 on HMS Argus and loved the sea. He told me his ukelele and friends carried him through the war. He volunteered for the Navy to avoid flying (volunteers could pick their area of service) and told me about when the Argus was hit by a torpedo and survived. He used to swing on his own on a bar under the deck at the front of the carrier. He met my mother Elizabeth at docks on the Clyde during repairs between convoys, they married in 1949. In loving memory.




Sgt. John Edward Giles BEM..     Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 514 Squadron   from The Hill, Millom, Cumberland




Mil.Sld. Cornelus Jonannes Gilin .     Dutch Army




AE Gilks .     British Army

AE Gilks served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




Gill .     British Army Royal Army Service Corps

Gill served with the Royal Army Service Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.




B Gill .     British Army

B Gill served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch.

Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.





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